The title itself evokes curiosity, Aval
Peyar Tamilarasi. It is not often in Tamil
cinema that one gets to see titles which
suggest that the heroine might be the central
character in the movie. Of course, there
are instances like Jaganmohini, but let’s
not count those. The last such title was
perhaps Poo. And, in Poo, it was not just
the title that gave prominence to the female
lead. The film in itself revolved around
the female lead. It will be interesting
to see if debut director Meera Kathiravan’s
Aval Peyar Tamilarasi (APT) belongs to this
rare breed.

APT tells a rare kind of a love story set
in a village. Its boy meets girl as usual.
The boy here is Jai while the girl is debutante
Nandhagi. They fall in love, but doubts
and insecurities creep in when the girl
is all set to leave her village to pursue
higher education. What happens to their
love story, how does the boy react to the
imminent separation? That forms the crux
of APT. Director Meera Kadiravan, who has
also handled the story and screenplay, has
said that APT is a never before seen kind
of love story in Tamil cinema. That we will
have to wait and see!

This movie has a lot of significance
for Jai’s career. His last two individual outings
couldn’t really make much of an impact. Vaamanan
was subdued while Adhe Neram Adhe Idam sank without
a trace. Yes, Goa has pepped up spirits, but it is Jai
on his own again in APT.

Other elements to watch out for in APT will be Vijay
Anthony’s music. He is perhaps scoring for a village
based film for the first time in his career and it will
be a good test of his adaptability. Meera Kadiravan
has also been very optimistic about Kanja Karuppu’s
comic performance which has reportedly come out very
well. All in all, APT looks to be a promising and a
bit different product. Let’s wait and watch how
Thamizharasi fares this Friday.